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Reconnecting with our roots @Caradonna

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🌱 Finding time to reconnect with our roots is a powerful act.

I’m honoured to have taken part in the “Roots” project by Caradonna — an invitation to reflect, write, and express where we come from.

Last night, we gathered to read our personal poems, “I come from,” and to see ourselves through the lens of photographer Charlotte, who captured the layered depth of our stories with extraordinary sensitivity last April.

I’m grateful for the chance to share my poem and to have stood among such inspiring women. A huge thank you to Beth, Emily, and everyone who created this beautiful space of reflection and connection. I’m already looking forward to the next edition — where I’m sure new discoveries will unfold.

📸✨ Stories shape us. Roots ground us. Art connects us.

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“I come from” – Laboratorio Radici 14 April 2025 Elena Piani

I come from the Earth

where there is nothing yet everything is created.

I come from distant and near lands

I come from Mother Land.

I grew up on a sacred island between rivers and seas

I grew up among Roman ruins which offered me

adventure and the in-depth search for past life.

I discovered bones, shards, coins, multicolored glass and fragments of marble creating my mosaics and enriching my perspectives on life.

I come from the land of the long white cloud Aotearoa

Where land is pure with indigenous roots and powerful sounds

combined with the vocalizations of the Maori callings

to unite and nurture life force (Mana) and sense belonging (Whanau).

I come the land of Adam and from the world of travel

by foot, by Waka, by Roman ships, by ocean-going ships or by Boeing 767

where I smell dreams and kerosene in the skies and waters.

I crossed continents without borders

discovering the biodiversity of places and people

united by heart in a single space.

I come from a life of not belonging to anywhere,

but where Mother Nature has always nourished and protected me,

and enabled me to blossom through integrity, energy, and purpose.

(….)